Dodecanese

Dodecanese

See also: Dodécanèse

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δωδεκάνησα (Dōdekánēsa, “twelve islands”), from δώδεκα (dṓdeka, “twelve”) + νήσος (nḗsos, “island”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Do‧de‧ca‧nese

Proper noun

Dodecanese

1. An island chain consisting of twelve main islands including Rhodes, its capital.

Translations

an island chain consisting of twelve main islands

Danish: Dodekaneserne c pl French: Dodécanèse (fr) m Greek: Δωδεκάνησα (el) n or pl (Dodekánisa) Italian: Dodecaneso m Japanese: (please verify) ドデカーニソ (Dodeká-niso) Latin: Dodecanesus

Norman: Îles Dodécanèses f pl Polish: Dodekanez (pl) m Portuguese: Dodecaneso m Spanish: Dodecaneso m Turkish: Onikiada

See also

• Wikipedia article on the Dodecanese